The Rock goes face-to-face with Roman Reigns but fans are upset
“The Rock vs Reigns was a dream match, but now with the undeniable popularity of Cody Rhodes, that match just became a massive roadblock.”
WWE fans were left fuming after the company decided to replace Cody Rhodes with “The Rock” for the Wrestlemania 40 match against Roman Reigns for the title.
Having won the 2024 Royal Rumble, Rhodes made it clear that he was only after one man, and that man was WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. The 38-year-old wrestler overcame many obstacles since his return to the company in 2022 and was tipped to finish his story against Reigns at Wrestlemania this year.
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After Friday Night SmackDown, it was implied that Roman Reigns would be facing his cousin “The Rock” instead of “The American Nightmare.”
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Rhodes confronted Reigns on SmackDown to make it clear that his story would be finished when he dethroned him but the “American Nightmare” then shocked many when he announced he wasn’t facing the Universal Champion at Wrestlemania.
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Shortly after, the Rock made his way into the ring to confront Reigns implying that the WWE decided to scrap Rhodes’s story but replacing him with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
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Many wrestling fans took to social media to vent their frustration, demanding Rhodes to finish his story.
@Philouimette_ wrote: “You can clearly see Cody Rhodes losing all emotion and feeling. Cody Rhodes looks demoralized. He knew from the moment he and The Rock hugged that he was getting screwed over once again for the second year in a row.
“This decision is just as bad as Goldberg defeating Bray Wyatt in Saudi Arabia.”
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@ProWFinesse wrote: “They really had Cody Rhodes give up his spot. WWE made their face of the company look like a complete idiot tonight.
@TripleFraud said, “A couple of years ago, Rock vs Roman was a genuine dream match. Now with the undeniable popularity of Cody Rhodes, that match just became a massive roadblock. WWE just gave a massive f**k you to the man who has been carrying the company for two years now.”
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